According to The Washington Post, which obtained the 21-point plan verified by officials from two governments briefed on it, the proposal would freeze “battle lines” and require the release of all 20 living Israeli captives within 48 hours, along with the remains of more than two dozen believed dead.
In return, “Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans who were detained after October 7… For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans,” the document reads.
If accepted by both Israel and Hamas, the war would end immediately, with Israeli forces halting operations and progressively withdrawing from Gaza.
Aid and reconstruction
The plan, shared with Arab and Muslim states during last week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), stipulates that all of Hamas’s offensive weapons be destroyed. Fighters pledging to peaceful coexistence would receive amnesty, while those seeking safe passage abroad would be offered it.
Once implemented, humanitarian aid would “pour into Gaza,” including the restoration of electricity, water, hospitals, and bakeries, as well as clearing rubble and reopening roads. Meanwhile, “Entry and distribution of aid…will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies … in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party,” the document states.
It remains unclear whether this excludes the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), where Israeli fire near distribution centres killed more than 2,000 Palestinians. Aid groups have branded the centres a “death trap.”
Transitional governance
Beyond the ceasefire and prisoner swap, details are scarce. The plan rules out forced displacement and affirms the right of return for those who leave, but does not specify where people will stay while a “Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize” the strip takes place.
It envisions a “temporary transitional governance” by “qualified Palestinians and international experts,” under a new international authority led by the United States. The Palestinian Authority (PA) would undergo reforms before taking over Gaza.
The United States also intends to “work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force to immediately deploy and oversee the security in Gaza” while training a Palestinian security force.
Some Arab governments have signalled provisional willingness to join the stabilisation force, a regional official told The Washington Post, “but we need more conversations about it.”
The Israeli army would “progressively hand over the Gaza territory they occupy,” eventually withdrawing completely, aside from an undefined “perimeter presence.”
The plan was discussed in a Trump-convened White House meeting last August, attended by Jared Kushner, who led Middle East policy during Trump’s first term, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The current proposal builds on earlier drafts but includes new elements, including an Israeli pledge not to occupy or annex Gaza and a commitment to refrain from further attacks on Qatar.
Political horizon
Most strikingly, the proposal outlines a pathway to Palestinian statehood, marking a departure from Trump’s earlier avoidance of the two-state solution.
“Conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian Statehood, which we recognise as the aspiration of the Palestinian people,” the plan says. Washington would then initiate dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians “to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence.”
Reactions and uncertainty
Neither Israel nor Hamas has accepted the proposal. A senior Israeli official stated that the government is still reviewing it ahead of a White House meeting scheduled for Monday.
In tandem, a senior Hamas official told CNN the group had not received any new offers. Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal during their talks.
The Times of Israel reported that the plan also includes an economic blueprint for Gaza’s reconstruction, drawing on regional investment strategies, reduced tariffs, and the establishment of an economic zone to create jobs.
In addition, regional partners would provide a security guarantee to ensure Hamas and other factions abide by the agreement and to eliminate threats to Israel.
If Hamas delays or rejects the deal, implementation would proceed in areas gradually handed over by Israel to the International Stabilization Force.
This is the first indication that elements of the plan could move forward even without Hamas’s approval, The Times of Israel noted.
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